PERRENIAL NAMES Sun needs ZONES Bloom Time Full sun, Partial sun, shade Attracts; butterflies, hummingbirds, fragrant,cut flower, wildlife,birds Description; Achillea 'Anthea' 4- 8 (Yarrow) Light yellow flower clusters, long serrated silver leaves. May - July Aconitum (Monkshood) 3 - 9 Beautiful deep blue flowers, sap is poisonous. Aug. - Sept. Alcea (Hollyhock) 2 - 8 Sturdy spikes, flowers open from bottom up, deeply lobed foliage, rapid grower. June - August Anchusa (Blue Angel) 9 - 11 This is the summer forget-me-not with vivid blue flowers, bushy plant, drought tolerant June - July Anemone(Windflower) 4 - 8 (Japanese Windflower) Glossy green foliage. Aug. - Sept. Aquilegia (columbine) 3 - 9 variety of flower colors, most have green foliage. May - June Arabis (rock cress:) 3 - 7 Low growing, Gray-green in color, flowers are either white or pink. April - May Arenaria (Sandwort) Compact moss-like, grornd cover, great for rock beds. May Armeria (Thrift) 4 - 8 Tiny pink to white flower, grass-like dark green foliage, profuse bloomer. March - Oct. Artemisia (wormwood) 3 - 7 Insignificant flowers, soft foliage in compact mounds. Non-flowering Aruncus (Goatsbeard) 3 - 7 Long lived, flowers are star shaped bunched in feathery plumes. June - July Aster 3 - 8 Flowers are all different shades, with green foliage. Aug. - Oct. Astilbe (False spirea) 4 - 8 Tall with deep green foliage, flowers varey. Aug. - Oct. Astrantia 3 - 9 herbaceous plant with green foliage, crimson green flowers. June - July Aubrieta (false rockcress) 4 - 7 Best used in rock gardens or borders. Flowers are a variety of colors. April - May Baptisia (false indigo) 3 - 8 Blue - green, delicate leaves, not a rapid grower. June Belamcanda Chinensis 5 - 9 has sword like leaves ending in a tip, flowers are bright colors. July - Aug. (blackberry lily, leopard lily) Bellis (English Daisy) 4 - 8 Low growing, dark green foliage, May - June Bergenia (pig squeak) 3 - 8 Red flower clusters, leathery cabbage-like foliage. May - June Buddelia (butterfly bush) 5 - 9 Here in the north they have a vigorious erect habit, flower colors purple,white, lav. July - Aug. Campanula ( Bellflower) 4 - 7 excellent plant for center of garden, they have a mounded apperance when not in bloom June Catanache (Cupids Dart) 4 - 8 flowers are single in clusters, can be used in dry flower arrangements, July - Aug. Centaurea (Bachlor button) 3 - 8 feathery blue flowers, easy growing June Centranthus (Jupiters Beard) 5 - 8 fast growing, blue or grey-green glossy foliage. June - Oct. Cerastium (snow in summer) 3 - 7 white flower with yellow center, wooly gray foliage, rapid grower. May - June Coreopsis (tickseed) 4 - 9 from single to dbl. golden yellow flowers, plant spreads about 12 to 16". June - July Crocosmia 5 - 9 Brilliant flame red flowers in rows, broad sword-like foliage, wiry arched stems. June - July Delosperma (ice plant) 5 - 9 Perfectly rounded 2" flower, very thin petals, fleshy green finely textured foliage. May - Oct. Delphinium 3 - 7 Large variety of species. June - Sept. Delosperm sutherlandii (ice plant) 6 - 9 daisy like flower in mid summer. July - Aug. Dianthus (sweet william) 4 - 9 Grow 12 - 20" tall, 14 - 20" wide, with deep green foliage. May - June Dianthus (carnation/pinks) 3 - 9 make perfect borders, where a simitrailing plant is wanted. June - July Dicentra (bleeding heart) 3 - 9 arching wands of heart-shaped flowers, foliage dies back mid or late summer. May - July Digitalis (foxglove) 4 - 9 deep rose-pink flowers w/buff overcast hang in clusters, large green oblong leaves, rapid grower. May - June Doronicum (Leopard Bane) 4 - 7 flowers are single to simidouble daisylike form, deep green kidney shaped foliage. April - May Echinacea (coneflower) 3 - 8 uniform branching plant, flowers of vivid colors, leaves are deep green. July - Sept. Euphorbia (spurge) 5 - 9 flowers are unnoticed because of their nondescript color, grows in clumps. May - June Fallopia (milk boy) 5 - 9 vine of varigated leaves, aggressive April - Oct. Gaillardia (blanket flower) 3 - 10 flowers are daisylike in habit, plants are mounded, although some varieties can be upright. June - Sept. Galium (sweet woodruff) 4 - 8 low growing and spreading, with white blooms. June - July Gaura (wandflower) 5 - 9 Four pedal bright pink or white flower, finely textured dark green foliage. July - Oct. Geranium (Cransbill) 4 - 8 Brilliant flowers, deeply cut green foliage. July - Sept. Geum (avens) 5 - 7 Flowers are red or yellow, mass of foliage from which the flower stems develop May - June Gypsophilia ( baby breath) 3 - 9 Double white flowers, thin green leaves, thick stems, vigorous. June - Aug. Helenium (sneezeweed) 4 - 8 Maroon flowers fade through shades of orange and deep yellow. July - Nov. Heliopsis (False sunflower) 3 - 9 long flowering period, stems grow erect, flowers are yellow, single to simidbl.. June - Sept. Hemerocallis (Daylily) 3 - 9 Daylilies are a welcome addition to any garden with a variety of bold dramatic color. June - Frost Hesperis (dames rocket) 3 - 8 flowers sometimes have a scent, most noticed in the afternoon. May - June Heuchera (Coral Bells) 3 - 8 Dwarf, low mounds of dense foliage, elongated spirelike flowering stems. June - July Hibiscus 4 - 9 Dramatic and impressive in the midsummer garden, variety of colors. July - Sept. Hosta 3 - 9 King of the shade garden, brillant foliage color. July - Aug. Lberis (candytuft) 3 - 9 Flat clusters of white flowers, compact green foliage. May - June Iris 4 - 8 Not long flowering, comes in a large variety of color. May - June Kniphofia (red hot poker) 6 - 10 Bright Orange-red to yellow spike-like flowers, gray-green grass-like foliage. July - Sept. Lamium (dead nettle) 3 - 8 upright habit growing no more than 12" tall in bloom,. May - June Lavendula (lavender) 5 - 9 Rich lavender flower spikes, grayish foliage. June - Aug. Leucanthemum (shasta daisy) 5 - 9 double or single flowers, on long sturdy stems. June - Aug. Lewisia (bitter root) 3 - 9 fleshy rosetta of tough evergreen leaves, star shaped flowers, drought tolerant once established. Liatris (blazing star) 3 - 9 Rosy lavender wands open from bottom, narrow opposite leaves. July - Aug. Ligularia 4 - 9 Golden colored flower, long stemmed heart-shaped green foliage. July - Aug. Lillium (asiatic) 4 - 9 Pink or Red flowers, with green lance-like leaves. June - Aug. Linum (flax) 4 - 8 flowers are single, lasting only a day then are replaced with new flowers, foliage is thin dark green. June Lobelia (cardnial flower) 6 - 9 Bright scarlet flower spikes, long stems, reddish green foliage. June - Sept. Lupinus (lupine) 4 - 8 Large spiked flowers, soft green foliage. June - July Lynchis (campion) Attractive wooly plant with dense leafy shoots June - Aug. Lysimachia 3 - 8 Malva (hollyhock mallow) 4 - 8 flower is rose-pink, habit is upright, foliage is deep green. June - July Monarda (bee balm) 4 - 9 flower color varies, the foliage is simple in apperance, fragrant when crushed. June - Aug. Myosotis (forget-me-not) 5 - 8 low growing plant, dotted with flowers in light blue to midblue, foliage somewhat hairy and course. May - June Nepta fragerant dark green foliage July - Sept. Oenothera (evening primrose) 3 - 8 saucer-shaped flower, small dark green lanceolate leaves. June - Aug. Papaver (poppy) 3 - 7 most flowers are of a pink color, rough textured dark green foliage. May - July Penstemon (beard tongue) 3 - 8 flowers are upright and generally scarlet colored, foliage is shiny green. July - Aug. Phlox, creeping 2 - 9 excellent ground cover, with needle-like dark green foliage, flowers in pink, blue & white. April - May Phlox, garden 4 - 8 These varieties come in all different colors, foliage is dark green. July - Sept. Physalis (chinese lantern) 3 - 8 bright orange papery husk appears in the fall, erect growing with no branching. June - July Physostegia (obedient plant) 2 - 9 Deep pink flowers, narrow sharp toothed foliage, tall stems. July - Sept. Platycodeon (balloon flwr) 3 - 8 Balloom-like buds that will eventually split open. July - Aug. Polemonium (jacobs ladder) 3 - 7 Upright habit, has alternate leaves arranged like ladder, single flower light or pale blue. June - July Potentilla 5 - 7 foliage is strawberry-like, with flowers of coral or salmon with dark ruby-red center. June - July Primula (primrose) 3 - 8 flowers are bright colors, most have large eyes of contrasting color. April - Sept. Pulmonaria (lungwort) 3 - 9 Bright Bell-shaped flowers, green foliage April - May Pulsatilla Vulgaris (pasque flwr) 5 - 8 spring flowering before leaves emerge, soft fern-like foliage. April - May Pyrethrum (painted daisy) 4 - 9 small daisy flower, ferny grey-green foliage, great for rock gardens. June - Aug. Rudbeckia (Blk.eye susan) 4 - 10 Sturdy upright habit, daisy-like flower. July - Sept. Sagina 4 - 7 Low growing mosslike, single white flowers borne aloft on 1" stalks. Treat as short-lived perennial. June - July Salvia (meadow sage) 3 - 8 Upright bushy habit, light green to dark green foliage. May - June Santolina (lavender cotton) 6 - 8 gray-green finely divided foliage, golden yellow flowers. Aug. - Sept. Saponaria (soapwort) 3 - 8 Clusters of single 1" flowers in large clusters, long slender glossy green foliage. June - Oct. Scabiosa (pincushion flwr) 3 - 9 erect-growing with long linear basal leaves that arch toward the ground, flowers open on long stalks. June Sedum (stonecrop) 3 - 9 excellent ground cover, foliage is dark green, single blooms often atop reddish tinged flower stem. July - Aug. Sempervivum (Hen & Chicks) 4 - 8 succulent with fleshy leaves thightly clustered in rosettes, flowers are starlike in apperance. June - Aug. Stachys (lambsear) 4 - 10 Velvety soft silvery green foliage, though listed as non-flowering, flower stalks occasionally shoot-up. June - Aug. Stokesia (stokes aster) 5 - 9 flowers powder blue to deep violet-purple, foliage is deep green. June - Sept. Tanacetum (painted daisy) 4 - 9 flowers are pastel in color, fernlike foliage. May - June Tirella (foam flwr) 4 - 8 grows over and around just about anything, leaves are heart shaped, masses of tiny white flowers.